THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has announced the enactment of an ordinance institutionalizing the bamboo development program in Batanes.

On Friday, October 20, DTI Region 2 Director and National Bamboo Industry cluster coordinator Leeah Pulido Ocampo and the Provincial Government of Batanes, led by Gov. Mariloud Horlina Cayco, affirmed their commitment to prioritize the advancement of the bamboo industry in the province through the enactment of Ordinance 2023-048 titled 'An ordinance institutionalizing Bamboo Development Program in Batanes, providing funds thereof and for other purposes.'